Markise ‘Kesan’ Moore Interview on the Ryan Cameron Show

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January 21, 2010

Atlanta radio stopped and paid attention when Markise ‘Kesan’ Moore sat down for an interview on the Ryan Cameron Show. Moore’s name had been in the headlines across the city through 2009, and with the case still fresh on everybody’s mind, hearing him speak for himself was the kind of radio moment that had the whole town glued to V-103, waiting on every word out of his mouth.

Ryan Cameron, already one of the most trusted voices in Atlanta radio, did not treat the conversation like a spectacle. He asked the direct questions listeners wanted answered and gave Moore room to respond, and that balance is exactly why the interview hit so hard. This was not a courtroom and it was not a press conference — it was a man at the center of a painful story being asked to account for himself in his own words, in front of the city that had been talking about him for months.

Moore spoke about his situation and the road that brought him to this point, and whether listeners believed him or not, the interview forced a bigger conversation around Atlanta dinner tables and barbershops: about responsibility, about children, and about how quickly a life can change once the courts and the cameras get involved. Ryan Cameron has built his show on the conversations other hosts might run from, and this one belongs at the top of that list.

Press play above and listen to the interview for yourself. Then tell us in the comments — do you think Ryan Cameron asked the right questions, and did Kesan Moore’s answers change how you see the story?